A recent video published
online shows a Shell executive admitting that the oil giant could easily be
funding what he describes as “warlords” and militants in Nigeria. You can watch
the video here, (see 57mins - 1hr). The admission
comes soon after the announcement that 11,000 Nigerians are due to take Shell to court in
London over two major oil spills
in the town of Bodo in 2008 to 2009. Shell has refused to pay adequate
compensation for the destruction caused to the environment and livelihoods of
local residents.

This time last year I was standing in a vast pool of oily water. It used to be a fish pond for local villagers, but now everywhere was coated with oil and the stench of petroleum was overpowering. A light rain was falling.